Chersich, Matthew F.Scorgie, F.Wright, Caradee YaelMullick, S.Mathee, A.Hess, J.2020-06-022020-06-022019-09Chersich, M.F., Scorgie, F., Wright, C.Y. et al. 2019, 'Climate change and adolescents in South Africa: the role of youth activism and the health sector in safeguarding adolescents' health and education', South African Medical Journal, vol. 109, no. 9, pp. 615-619.2078-5135 (online)0256-9574 (print)10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i9.14327http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74817Today’s youth will inherit a world made hazardous by greenhouse gases. As a general rule, those chiefly responsible for emitting these gases will be spared the full brunt of their effects. Age has become a clear fault line of this phenomenon: while today’s adults will experience some impacts of these emissions, adolescents and future generations will face their full force in time.en© 2019, South African Medical Association. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).Climate changeHealth policyPolitical activismAdolescent healthSouth Africa (SA)Article